Feral pigs

They have become established in Saskatchewan, mainly because the strain of SK pigs were originally wild, not domesticated varieties that were somehow released. European wild pigs are actually somewhat able to handle Canadian winters, as long as they have access to some food sources that help them out, like farm fields with typical gleanings and grain storage sites. The few times I have hunted feral pigs in Saskatchewan have been interesting, but unproductive. They are almost entirely nocturnal, and the one sighting I had was at long range. I have hunted truly wild pigs in Germany a couple times, and the ones able to survive our winters are not much different in habits or habitat. I have no personal knowledge of BC wild pigs, but would predict that "feral" pigs in BC are European wild stock if they survive more than one winter. Laws vary a lot depending on the hunting jurisdiction. They were just declared unprotected pests in Sask, but BC may have laws that would regulate your efforts to shoot one and help the environment. In any case, they are delicious and well worth the hunting effort for the meat.
 
Let's put it this way: There are way more rumoured sightings than any photos of dead ones.
 
it could also be a case of , when a guy finds a good hunting spot , to keep his mouth shut ...... for fear of saying anything and every yahoo in 1000 miles will all of a sudden show up and destroy an entire area ........

a prime example of this are any of the " unofficial " target shooting areas .
a guy will find a good spot to shoot and he can keep it neat clean and tidy and be respectful of people living nearby and any signage on roads .

fast forward a few years when "word gets out " of this nice spot .......

next thing you know the area is full of dead shot up tv's and appliances , old propane bottles and even dead vehicles .
shot gun shells are at least 3 inches thick in spots , mixed in with steel cased ammo .

all the signs along the road are all shot up and the people who live nearby are pissed and suspicious of everyone who drives by .

people who do this area also the same people who figure they can drive into a area where there may be wild pigs , and roll down their window and start shooting as they drive by .
 
There's a website it's called boar tracker or pig tracker or something like that, covers most of western Canada if I recall. Haven't been there in a pretty long while though
 
MD said:
Let's put it this way: There are way more rumoured sightings than any photos of dead ones.
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I guess it depends where you're from. Quite a few of them are getting shot up in the north east part of Saskatchewan. I was sitting in my tree stand during elk season and the wild pigs were scrapping and squealing less than a hundred yards away. Drove home and got my rifle and when I got back....... not a peep. That's the way they are.
 
I've seen one, a piglet and man oh man can they run!! I could not believe how fast it was?!! I know a fellow who has taken 4 adults in the same area that were about 250lb apiece. He got one with his muzzleloader while hunting Mulies. They are out there, I see trails beaten down in winter from the bush into fields where they tear up large areas to root out feed. Looks like a giant deer scrape almost but I've yet to see the culprits other than that one piglet three winters ago.
 
Hope.they make ther way to southern ontario. Farmers would hate it but dammit they would thrive here and make hunting them great.
 
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